Local High School Star Sets National 440 Record
Mavis Laing, Arcadia High School senior, shattered the women’s national 440 yard dash record and will join the U S track team as its youngest member to compete against the Soviet Union. Daughter of Dr Clarence Laing the family faced harassment from neighbors but stayed to achieve this milestone and bring pride to Arizona.
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Mavis Laing
Arcadia High School
Mavis
United States
Soviet Union
Clarence Laing
Dr. Laing
Arcadia
Laings
Arizona
No dissent allowed in South Vietnam reforms
The article argues Gen. Thieu tightened control after Secretary Rogers floated a coalition with peace prospects. It criticizes censorship and questions allied cooperation on free speech and democracy in the war context.
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South Vietnam
Thieu
Thieu & Co
Rogers
North Vietnam
Battle for Nixon's mind rages over school tax exemptions
Washington reporting notes Southern Republican leaders pressed President Nixon to maintain tax exemptions for all-white private schools. Peter Flanigan signaled caution while allies argued ending exemptions would contradict desegregation policy and shift duty to the courts.
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Washington
White House
Nixon
South
Peter Flanigan
White -House
Flanigan
U.S
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
HEW
Académies
Treasury Department
S.basic
Robert Finch
Treasury
David Kennedy
Finch
Randolph ‘Thrower
Atlanta
Internal Revenue Service
Thrower
Justice Department
Regularly Scheduled War reshapes Nixon era politics
A satirical survey claims the Nixon administration used brief, planned invasions to boost popularity. It suggests Cambodia Laos Burma and Katmandu actions were orchestrated as short wars to maximize public support and electoral gain.
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Arthur Hoppe
Nixon
Cambodia
Laos
National Security Council
Burma
Katmandu
Thies
U.S
Lower Volta
America
Africa
State Department
Nixons
White House
Farewell of General MacArthur and the fading of a soldier
The speech recalls MacArthur’s 1951 farewell with the line Old soldiers never die they fade away and reflects on happiness as an active choice amid a national mood of tension. It contrasts duty with optimism and urges seeking joy despite hardship and doubt.
Rand study warns of bloodbath risk after South Vietnam exit
The Rand Corporation report prepared for the Pentagon, by Stephen T. Hosmer, examines whether a Communist takeover in South Vietnam could trigger mass killings. It cites earlier repressions, notes many officials fear reprisal, and urges cease fire terms prohibiting assassinations and abductions to preserve morale and cohesion during negotiations.
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U.S
South Vietnam
Pentagon
Advanced Research Oh Projects
Rand Corporation
Rand
Stephen T.hosmer
Air Force
Aarti
Hue
Vietnam
South
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Britannica
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Robert Allen
Sohn Goldsmith
Scottsdale
Progress
Jonathan Marshall
Jerry McElfresh
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Daily Progress
Scottsdale Publishing Inc
Dr. Scottsdale Aviione
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Inavpmas Associaton
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Association For Greater Public Service
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